Business Management, Associate of Arts
Business Management, Associate of Arts
Total Credits Associate of Arts: 90 credits
The Business Management Associate Degree offers students foundational coursework providing the skills necessary for the successful completion of upper division coursework. The Associate Degree curriculum focuses on general education, economics, accounting, marketing and management basics. Students receive experience in creating a business model and a marketing plan for a new or existing business.
Recommended Experiences for Employability Skills
The Business Department actively supports and supervises internships, job shadowing placements, service learning opportunities, and other work-related experiences for qualified students as they complete their academic study plan. Students must work with their advisers and accept personal responsibility for the planning of their approved coursework.
Career Opportunities
The business curriculum provides students with the essential business skills and knowledge necessary to achieve success in a wide variety of careers. Careers available to graduates include starting a new business or growing an existing one, employment with tribal enterprises in administrative and managerial positions, and program manager level positions with tribal governments and non-profit organizations. According to the Montana Department of Labor and Industry Business and Financial Operations Occupations average annual salary in Montana is $74,040.
Student Learning Outcomes
Following completion of the Associate’s Degree curriculum, students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of basic business principles as follows:
- Identify the fundamental areas of business: marketing, management, finance, accounting, and business law.
- Reflect how financial principles impact personal financial decision-making.
- Demonstrate marketing practices used in business development.
- Discuss management theories and concepts used in supervising employees.
- Develop financial reports using accounting principles.
- Explain business technologies and research methods used in practice.
- Identify the foundational principles of law related to business in Indian Country.
- Define economic theories that impact business growth and development.
Recommended Course of Study:
Note: Although the required classes don’t have to be taken exactly at the time specified, students must be aware that most of the classes are only offered in the quarter indicated below. Students must work with their advisers and accept personal responsibility for planning their course of study. For each course in both programs, a student must earn a "C" or better grade to progress to the next level.
Curriculum
Fall Quarter (First Year)
BUMG 100 is designated as a course that emphasizes information literacy.
Winter Quarter (First Year)
Spring Quarter (First Year)
| BUMG220 | Management and Supervision | 3 |
| ENGL101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| MATH241 | Statistics | 5 |
| SVLN100 | Community Service Learning | 1 |
| ELECTIVE | Native American Studies or Native American Language Open | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Fall Quarter (Second Year)
Winter Quarter (Second Year)
| BUMG251 | Principles of Accounting II | 4 |
| BUMG270 | Technology in Business/Management Information Systems | 3 |
| ECON211 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| ENGL202 | English Composition II | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | Fine Arts and Humanities General Education from list | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Spring (Second Year)
Total Credit Hours: 90